Hmm... my post last night isn't here. Yeah computer fail.
Anyway I'm glad there's already so many great replies, some of which I'd like to put my input on...
2: I would wish for a point drop for 'ard boyz, and to have the 0-1 increased to 0-3, or to be rid of the limit alltogether. I think it's a bummer that if you want to footslog, you need to take a Mek with Force Field.
Ard Boyz did use to be an Elites choice, and you don't
need them or a KFF to footslogg. It would be easier to be successful with a Footslogger force if they all had the Armor at a more reasonable cost although truth be told if it weren't for the 0-1 restriction or the hefty price tag I'd probably load them up in Trukks or Wagons. Honestly I think this very reason is why they were given the restriction, nevertheless it seems rather daft, especially when you read other codex's and see it's the only unit in a codex from the 5th Edition era with such a restriction. Here's hoping that's gonna get changed!
-Ditch the glory hog rule so our rokkit boyz might be able to do something.
I can't think of any other Special Rule that has anywhere near the hatred level or debilitating factor than Glory Hogs. I understand why the rule was crafted, I mean cheesy powergamers would have abused 3 full mobz in Wagons to instakill Marines left and right, but despite that I still rail against the rule, and would much rather have the unit limited to a handful of Rokkit Launchas without being subject to Glory Hogs. I can honestly say that at least 90% of Ork players have wanted that rule written out since day 1 of the current dex.
-give flashgitz some true heavy weapons more along the stat line of missile lauchers or lascannon type stats
Any Flash Gitz has the option to take a big shoota at no extra point cost. They would be a great support unit.
Either would be great, although AoD's idea of making them into an Orky equivelent to the SM/CSM Devastators/Havocs has me personally up in hopes of konverting up some Mek'ead supa weapons the equivalent of Lascannons or Missile Launchers.
-mega dread as a heavy option
With certain rumors that have popped up about Tau, as well as the production of Grey Knights Dreadknight 2 years ago, I'd say its a strong possibility of some sort of Orky thing on the Oval bases will come out. If it's a Mega/Meka 2 in 1 kit I know I'd be a happy Mek working my konversion magic best I can. Plus there are a few kits that wouldn't do too badly with some Orkification into a Megadread.
I like the sound of some of the new units I have heard about (belchas, grot gliders, helecopter transport, squig launcher, etc.)
The Helicopter transport is a Warkopta, sometimes known as the Chinnork, which is the name of the Forgeworld model Warkopta. The rules for it are in IA8, although at the moment I can't find a FAQ updating it for 6th Edition's HP system. It's a lot like an Ork Valkyre actually, just minus the Flyer status (unless of course that's granted by the FAQ I can't find). I haven't heard of Grot Gliders before (well not in 40k, Fantasy yes), but I believe that the squig launcha was an earlier form of the Lobba, and I think the belcha was one of the 2nd Edition and/or Epic Ork tanks.
1] Burna Boyz used to have 2*D6 armour penetration when using their burnas in close combat vs vehicles. They should get some form of extra AP. They cut up vehicles in the fluff.
I completely agree with you, they should have some sort of Armor Pen bonus, maybe not as high as it was in 3rd when we have access to a unit full of them (which in likely probability is why that rule was dropped).
And now a few more wishlist idears of my own...
- a downed Rok or Ork fortress similar to the Fortress of Redemption
Roks were originally in the fluff giant space asteroids hollowed out and retrofitted to become makeshift spacecraft protecting the rear guard of Ghaz's fleet for his 2nd invasion of Armaggeddon, and when used as planetary weapons the Roks that survive entry become Ork command centers. While Roks could easily today be written in as clone Drop Pods, I think that'd be a waste, not to mention a lackluster retcon, but if it were to be designed similar to the Fortress of Redemption it could be an amazing set piece for battles, not to mention one that could be easily looted by Tyranid or Chaos players.
I'd also be willing to settle for just a Fortress of sorts, I mean they're used to be an Ork fortress which was detailed card, nothing's stopping GW from re-releasing it, I know I'd buy it, maybe even more than 3. It just isn't going to happen, is it?
- Gretchen special teams, maybe even a real GRC
Okay maybe this one's even more of a stretch on the "never gonna happen" scale than Ork terrain being released, but hope can still live strong for advocates of the Gretchen Revolutionary Committee. Right? Anyone know what I'm talking about? For those who don't, the GRC was a good chunk of fluff and one of the forces you could pick in GorkaMorka, basically they were communist Grots that were fighting to overthrow their Ork oppressors. They even had their own vehicles, the windpowered Cutta and the fanblade powered Trukk equivelent the Big Lugga. I'm not saying they need those things, but some versatility or extra Grot Types would be great.
Grot Snipers for example, or maybe Grot suicide bombers who could run into the enemy and detonate a blast similar to Bombsquigs. Gretchen in the fluff are supposedly even more numerous then the Orks and actually run all the day to day ops of the Ork race, if they can't have GRC type stuff they should at least be more visible on the field is all I'm saying.
Okay I know my other two wishlisting ideas in this post are insane and maybe even sound like a whining entitled [expletive deleted]. But its a wishlisting thread, and I hold no illusions that the previous two would or could happen. I mean I'm not writing the codex after all, and if I was well the codex itself would probably hold a metric [expletive deleted] ton of stuff with probably too many options. But my next point is one that I believe is important.
Seriously. Don't make the Orks go back to being marsupials like they were in 2nd Edition, don't make Orks into a united people, don't write the clans or Freebooters out, just leave the fluff as it is. The only fluff change I'd be cool with is maybe making it clear if they came from the Brainboyz or from the Old Ones, but even then it's probably best to leave that as a who knows for certain discussion. Let the Orks stay Orks, crazy, zany, warfare thriving, toof hording, speed loving, spore shedding, Gretchen Kicking Orks!
Peace
~OD[/list]
